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CHARI OT ARMIES
Introduction
........................................................................................ .
Using
the
Army Lists
..........................................................................
.
Additional
Rules
........................
..
......................................
..
...............
.
Sumerian
andAkkadian
..................................................................
.
Old and
Middle
Kingdom
Egyptian
...............................................
.
Elam
...................
..........
....
..
.......
...
.........................
..
...................
..
..
.
Minoan and Early
Mycenaean
.......................................................
.
Libyan ............................................................................................ .
Nubian .........................................................................
..
.................
.
Harappan
Indian
.............................................................................
.
Arab Nomad ................................................................................... .
Early Assyrian ................................................................................ .
Early
B
abylonian
...................................... ..
....................................
.
Shang Chinese ................................................................................
.
Early
Eastern
Tribes
.......................................................................
.
Old
Hittite Kingdom ...
....................................................................
.
Hyksos ...................................................................................... ..
...
.
European
Bronze Age
.........................................................
..
.........
.
Mitanni ...........................................
....
..
.....
.....................................
.
Syrian and Canaanite
..................
..
..................................................
.
Aryan
Indian
...........................
..
.......................................................
New
Kingdom
Egyptian
................................................................. .
Hittite
Empi
re
..................................... ..
..............
..
..........................
.
Middle
Assyrian
..
...
........... .............................................................
.
Sea Peoples
............... ......................................................................
.
Trojan
War.
.......................................
.............................................. .
Philistine
...................
..
.....................................................
..............
.
Arzawa or Early
Lydian
.......................................
.........................
.
Dark Age
Greece ............................................................................ .
Israel ite .......................................................................
:...................
.
Zhou
Chinese
...................................................................
...............
.
Libyan
Egyptian
............................................................................. .
3
3
4
5
6
6-7
7
7-8
8
8-9
9
9-JO
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
14-15
15
16
16-17
17-18
18
19
19-20
20
20-21
21-22
22
23
23
24
24-25
25-26
26
27
Cimmerian and
Scythian .............................................................
.
Urartian
.........................................................................................
.
KushiteEgyptian
.......................
.
~
.................................................
Later
Babylonian
..........................................................................
.
ADDITIONAL RULES
ed
when
Formed infantry units
compri se
a
minimu m
of
four
and
a maximu m
of
16 bases. They
become
unform
comprised
of three bases
or
less
.
they
wish
Light Chariots may declare frontal
charges against
Discou raged
or
Deplete d formed
infantry,
should
Lo do
so.
If
they have the
Shock Cavalry
rule, they may
charge any
infantry frontally.
Light Chariots which
e
vade
charges
may
use
the
Parthian Shot
rule.
and
fl
ee
If
a
chariot
unit
declare
s
a
charge against an
unformed infantry
unit,
the latter
will
immediately break
,
during
the
Compu lsory Movem ent phase. Remem ber that a unit
of
Skirmis hers
is not unformed .
of
a
The first time
in
a game
a
formed infantry unit
with
a
natural
Cohesio n value
of
seven
or less
is
the
subject
ately
charge
declaration by
a
chariot
unit, that infa ntry unit must
take
a Cohesion
Test. If
it
fails
the
test, it
immedi
future
breaks, and flees during
the
Compu lsory
Movem ent phase.
If
the unit passes, it need not
test again,st
chariol
charges
. Skirmish
infantry
react
as
normal to
chariot
charges
by
evading
,
unless
in difficul t
terrain.
The following additional modifiers
apply
to the
score
of
the 206
rolled
for the
Cohesio
n
Test:
Infantry unit is in
Line
of Battle
Infantry is
Open Order
Infantry unit has less than
eight bases
-1
+
l
+
1
n
If
the
infantry
stand
,
a charging
Light
Chariot
unit may
elect
to halt having
covered
half the
distance betwee
its
starting
point
and
its target. The
target
unit
cannot
then move
in
the Remaining Moves
phase
.
CREDITS
Gripping
Beast
would
like to
thank
the
following for
their
assistance with
this
publication:
Written by
Martin Gibbin
s.
List Checking
Steve
Butler, Jim Clarke
,
Bruno
Andre
Giraudion
,
Dave Pearson ,
Andy
Pickering
and
Wayne
Richard
s.
Photography
Wargam
es
Illustrated.
Graphic Design
Wargames Illustra ted
and Saul
Haycock.
Cover Artwork
Peter Dennis.
Miniatures
Inside
back
cover:
Essex Miniatu res
.
Painted
by
Kevin Dallimore.
Back
cover:
Foundr y,
from
the
collection
of
Alan
Perry.
WR
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Era Army
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Prinred
in NOVEMB ER
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Sumer
was
a
col/e('fion of
city
states
in
what
is now
Southern
Iraq,
eventually
con.trolled by
a "Luga /" or king
.
The
states
waged
war
against each other and the
surrounding
peoples . Th
e
Akkadians
were a distinct group f
rom
central
Iraq,
who
rose
under
Sargon
to defeat and
subjugate
Sumer
by
2340
BC
and form the first
known
en1pire,
though
they
sujfered
from constant internal
re
volt and incursions by nomads and the t:lamiles . The list
can
be used to
create
an11ies
from either the Early
or
Late periods
.
ARMY
COMPOSITION
EARLY
P
ERIOD
Comma
nders :
Up
to
six.
C
ha riots : 10%
to 40%.
Infantry :
At least 25
%.
Allies
and Mercenaries:
Up
to 25
%.
LATE P
ERIOD
Commander s:
Up
to
six.
C
ha riots:
10% to
25%.
Infa ntry
:
At least
25
%.
Allies
and
M
er cena ries:
Up
to 40%.
COMMANDERS
A
c
9
+2
Pts
0-1
King
Sumeria
n
E
nsi
or
Akkadian Shaknu
+3
0
-
Spearmen
have a
spear.
May
have light
armour
(+2
points)
in
the form of a
leather
cape sewn with
metal
discs. or
crossed
leather
belts. Front rank Speanne n
bases
may
also
have
a
large
shield (+2
points).
-
Light Spcarmen
have
spear
and
shield.
Open Order. They may
not
comprise
more than
half
of
the
spearmcn
units
in
the
army.
They may be fielded
as Skirm
ishers at
a
cost
of
seven points
per
base.
-
Levy Spearmen
have
a spear. Inferior Fighters.
Levy.
Front
rank Levy Speam1en bases
may
also
have
a large
shield
(+2
points).
- Archers
have
a
bow.
Infe
rior
Fighters.
Open Order.
May
have
light
armour (+2).
May
be fielded without armour as Skirmishers
at a
cost of
six
points per base.
.
-
Royal Guard have two-handed
weapons and light
armour.
Superior Fighters.
May
have
throw
sticks
(javelins)
(+2).
-
Nim Chariot
Runners
have
j
avelins.
Escorts
.
Skirmishers .
-
Nim Skirmishers have javelins.
Inferior Fighters
. Skirmishers
.
They may exchange javelins fo
r
ling
(free).
+2
20
-
May ride in a
C
hariot.
ALLIES AND MERCENARIES
D
c
5
5
5
5
5
Pts
C
HARIOTS
D
Four-Ass
Chariot
1\vo-Hor se Chariot
(L)
4
G
utia
ns
9
-'
~
c
8
Amorites
(L)
Pts
22
20
Makkanites
(L)
l<
la mites
~
-
-r
8
--
~
'
'
8
8
:··
~
4
8
-
Four-Ass Chariots have a driver and one
crewman armed with
j
avelins
and
light
armour.
Superior
Fighters
.
These
are
Heavy
C
hariots
but only
throw
20 6
in
combat.
-
Two-Ho
rse
C
hariots have
a fighting driver armed with
hand
weapon.javelins and
light armour. Light
Chariots.
May be
upgraded
to
Superior Shooters
(+2).
-
If
Two-Horse Chariots
arc
used.
there must be
more
of
these
than there are
Four-Ass Chariots
in
the
army.
G
utian or
Amorite
Skir
mishers
L
4
I
NFANTRY
D
c
7
7
6
7
Pts
12
II
Spearmen
Light Spearmen
(L)
Levy Spea r
men
Archers
(L)
0-1
Royal
Guard
Nim Cha
riot Runners
Nim
Skir
mishers
6
- Gutians
have two-handed
weapons and javelins
. Open Order.
Warband
(ru
le
3
does not
apply).
May
be fiel
ded
as Skirmishers
at a
cost of six
points
per
base.
The
Warband
rule ceases
to
apply.
-
Amorites have
javelins.
Open Order.
Warband
(rule 3
docs
not
apply) . May have
shield
(+2).
May
be
fielded as
Skirmishers at
a
cost of
fi
ve
points per
base. The
Warband
ru
le ceases to apply.
- Makkanites
have
spears
.
Warband
(
ru
le
3
does not
apply).
-
Elamites have bow.
Open Order.
M
ay be
fielded
as Skirmishers
at a
cost
of
li
ve
points
per base.
- Gutian
or
Amorite Skirmishers
have
e
ither javelin,
bow or
sling.
Inferior
Fighters. Skirmishers.
6
6
9
24
7
8
6
5
4

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